Submissions for King’s Literary Journal are currently open to students that would like to get their original works published! The application window closes on December 6th. Students who wish to participate should submit their pieces to Ms. Warriner at [email protected].
Works should be between 500-2000 words in length, be age appropriate, and can be fiction, non-fiction, or poem(s). They will be judged by a panel of teachers at King, and winners will be chosen to be published in the school’s Literary Journal. Any and all submissions within these guidelines are welcome!
As of right now, there is a small team working on King’s first Literary Journal: Ms. Chang, Mr. Wilkinson, Ms. Warriner, and Ms. Baines. However, if this project is successful and students provide submissions, King could be looking forward to having an annual Literary Journal for years to come.
Ms. Warriner, an English teacher at King (who also teaches the Indigenous Studies and Writer’s Craft classes) provided insight on the concept of the Literary Journal.
Ms. Warriner has had a strong relationship with writing since she was young, and she is hoping that the Literary Journal will be an opportunity to bring back the art of writing to King students.
The Literary Journal would allow students to have their own original works published while in school, providing exposure for students interested in writing. Warriner goes on to mention that writing is an art that is seldom shared on a wider scale – typically only shared in publishing.
“There are a few reasons that I wanted to do the literary journal,” Warriner says. “Having the experience of being published, knowing pride in writing, and being able to share your talent with other people.” These are all valuable experiences that King students have the opportunity to feel through the Literary Journal.
Ms. Warriner adds that writing is often overlooked as an art form. “A lot of other types of art are shared, right? Inherently, dance, visual art, theatre… those all get shared as just part of the creation process.” Warriner says.
Warriner goes on to mention that over the pandemic, many students had lost interest in electives like Writer’s Craft. The Literary Journal gives students the opportunity to interact with the art of writing and open interest in writing classes, since there were not enough students to run the Writer’s Craft courses.
King’s status as an academic school also plays into how students engage with their creativity.
“We don’t think of King as a creative writing school, [and] we don’t really have a creative writing program or anything. So, as we’re bringing back Writer’s Craft or building up [the course] right now, I wanted to show that King is a creative school and a creative writing school, specifically. There’s a lot of talent in this building, and in our [Writer’s Craft] class.”
Students are encouraged to embrace their inner writer and submit their writing to Ms. Warriner by December 6th!
